Farewell Yellow Brick Road


Farewell Yellow Brick Road is an ongoing tour by British musician Elton John that began in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 8 September 2018. It is intended to be John's final tour and will consist of more than 300 concerts worldwide. By the end of the first leg of the tour on 18 March 2019, it had grossed over $125 million and won a Billboard Music Award in the category Top Rock Tour. The tour's name and its poster are parodies/references to John's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. According to Pollstar, the tour has grossed $358.6 million across 179 shows.

Background

On 24 January 2018, it was announced that Elton John would be retiring from touring and would soon embark on a three-year tour. The first concert was announced to take place at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 8 September 2018 followed by an extensive tour of the United States and Canada before moving on to Europe. John cited spending time with his children as the reason for his retirement. Tickets went on sale on 24 February and within hours tickets for the first 60 shows were sold out.
Further North American tours dates were announced on 26 September 2018. John's official website stated: "Salt Lake City, Tacoma, Memphis, Charlotte and Western Canada as well as return dates in Toronto, Philadelphia, Nashville, Cleveland and more". Thirteen days later concerts were revealed for Lille, Paris, Bordeaux and Nîmes, taking place in Summer 2019. An additional show taking place at Paris's AccorHotels Arena in October 2020 was also released.
A Winter 2020 tour taking place in the United Kingdom and Ireland was announced on 8 November 2018. The original announcement detailed sixteen concerts taking place across England, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. The nearest show on the tour was on 2 November 2018 in Columbus, Ohio at the Schottenstein Center.

Recordings

On 30 May 2018, it was announced that Elton John had partnered with Peex to personalize the volume for fans concert experiences plus recording the show to relive.

Set list

  1. "Bennie and the Jets"
  2. "All the Girls Love Alice"
  3. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  4. "Border Song"
  5. "Tiny Dancer"
  6. "Philadelphia Freedom"
  7. "Indian Sunset"
  8. "Rocket Man"
  9. "Take Me to the Pilot"
  10. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
  11. "Levon"
  12. "Candle in the Wind"
  13. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
  14. "Burn Down the Mission"
  15. "Daniel"
  16. "I Want Love"
  17. "Sad Songs "
  18. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
  19. "The Bitch Is Back"
  20. "I'm Still Standing"
  21. "Crocodile Rock"
  22. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
;Encore
  2. "Your Song"
  3. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"

    Tour dates

2018

2019

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
1 May 2019ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle20,565 / 20,565$2,706,734
2 May 2019ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle20,565 / 20,565$2,706,734
4 May 2019KrakówPolandTauron Arena Kraków
7 May 2019PragueCzech RepublicO2 Arena13,722 / 13,722$1,500,712
9 May 2019BremenGermanyÖVB Arena8,656 / 8,656$973,112
11 May 2019StuttgartGermanyHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle9,841 / 9,841$1,444,671
12 May 2019OberhausenGermanyKönig Pilsener Arena10,139 / 10,139$1,204,533
18 May 2019CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal Arena13,186 / 13,186$2,041,790
19 May 2019GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
22 May 2019HanoverGermanyTUI Arena9,808 / 9,920$1,101,335
23 May 2019AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis16,348 / 16,348$1,588,629
26 May 2019MunichGermanyOlympiahalle11,108 / 11,108$1,227,321
29 May 2019VeronaItalyVerona Arena11,932 / 11,932$1,122,434
1 June 2019WiesbadenGermanyBowling Green10,280 / 10,280$1,159,911
4 June 2019BergenNorwayKoengen22,500 / 22,500$2,201,784
6 June 2019CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal Arena13,279 / 13,279$2,076,110
8 June 2019AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome12,551 / 12,551$1,022,623
9 June 2019HoveEnglandFirst Central County Ground18,210 / 18,210$1,935,090
12 June 2019DublinIreland3Arena16,848 / 16,848$3,048,861
13 June 2019DublinIreland3Arena16,848 / 16,848$3,048,861
15 June 2019CardiffWalesCardiff City Stadium30,558 / 30,558$2,863,159
17 June 2019AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome12,764 / 12,764$1,025,363
18 June 2019LilleFranceStade Pierre-Mauroy26,517 / 26,517$2,630,997
20 June 2019ParisFranceAccorHotels Arena12,653 / 13,081$2,192,829
22 June 2019BordeauxFranceArkéa Arena8,044 / 8,044$1,371,623
23 June 2019NîmesFranceArena of Nîmes14,000 / 14,000$1,485,776
26 June 2019MadridSpainWiZink Center11,490 / 11,490$1,129,930
29 June 2019MontreuxSwitzerlandStadium Saussaz14,723 / 14,723$3,108,660
3 July 2019GrazAustriaMesse Congress Graz9,675 / 9,675$1,318,618
5 July 2019MunichGermanyOlympiahalle11,532 / 11,532$1,277,077
7 July 2019LuccaItaly:it:Mura di Lucca|Mura Storiche19,737 / 19,737$2,266,040

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
4 September 2019Salt Lake CityUnited StatesVivint Smart Home Arena13,521 / 13,521$1,802,270
6 September 2019Las VegasUnited StatesT-Mobile Arena31,274 / 31,274$4,596,868
7 September 2019Las VegasUnited StatesT-Mobile Arena31,274 / 31,274$4,596,868
10 September 2019AnaheimUnited StatesHonda Center27,870 / 27,870$3,776,139
11 September 2019AnaheimUnited StatesHonda Center27,870 / 27,870$3,776,139
13 September 2019San FranciscoUnited StatesChase Center28,380 / 28,380$4,374,647
15 September 2019San FranciscoUnited StatesChase Center28,380 / 28,380$4,374,647
17 September 2019TacomaUnited StatesTacoma Dome38,728 / 38,728$5,833,950
18 September 2019TacomaUnited StatesTacoma Dome38,728 / 38,728$5,833,950
21 September 2019VancouverCanadaRogers Arena45,425 / 45,425$5,329,012
22 September 2019VancouverCanadaRogers Arena45,425 / 45,425$5,329,012
24 September 2019VancouverCanadaRogers Arena45,425 / 45,425$5,329,012
27 September 2019EdmontonCanadaRogers Place30,806 / 30,806$3,216,169
28 September 2019EdmontonCanadaRogers Place30,806 / 30,806$3,216,169
1 October 2019SaskatoonCanadaSaskTel Centre26,380 / 26,380$2,615,473
2 October 2019SaskatoonCanadaSaskTel Centre26,380 / 26,380$2,615,473
4 October 2019WinnipegCanadaBell MTS Place25,283 / 25,283$2,725,778
5 October 2019WinnipegCanadaBell MTS Place25,283 / 25,283$2,725,778
19 October 2019MilwaukeeUnited StatesFiserv Forum13,012 / 13,012$1,718,769
23 October 2019TorontoCanadaScotiabank Arena32,202 / 32,202$3,767,643
24 October 2019TorontoCanadaScotiabank Arena32,202 / 32,202$3,767,643
28 October 2019NashvilleUnited StatesBridgestone Arena14,624 / 14,624$2,320,071
30 October 2019MemphisUnited StatesFedExForum14,435 / 14,435$1,825,808
1 November 2019AtlantaUnited StatesState Farm Arena23,708 / 23,708$3,897,797
2 November 2019AtlantaUnited StatesState Farm Arena23,708 / 23,708$3,897,797
4 November 2019TampaUnited StatesAmalie Arena14,961 / 14,961$2,190,160
6 November 2019CharlotteUnited StatesSpectrum Center15,834 / 15,834$2,163,283
8 November 2019PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWells Fargo Center31,230 / 31,230$4,608,305
9 November 2019PhiladelphiaUnited StatesWells Fargo Center31,230 / 31,230$4,608,305
11 November 2019ClevelandUnited StatesRocket Mortgage FieldHouse16,621 / 16,621$2,168,485
13 November 2019PittsburghUnited StatesPPG Paints Arena15,011 / 15,011$2,182,135
15 November 2019BostonUnited StatesTD Garden14,112 / 14,112$2,046,734
16 November 2019UniondaleUnited StatesNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,125 / 12,125$1,722,978

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
30 November 2019PerthAustraliaPerth Oval44,079 / 45,415$5,965,750
1 December 2019PerthAustraliaPerth Oval44,079 / 45,415$5,965,750
4 December 2019AdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Botanic Park32,523 / 32,966$3,603,260
5 December 2019AdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Botanic Park32,523 / 32,966$3,603,260
7 December 2019GeelongAustraliaMt Duneed Estate
10 December 2019MelbourneAustraliaRod Laver Arena51,556 / 52,838$7,994,560
11 December 2019MelbourneAustraliaRod Laver Arena51,556 / 52,838$7,994,560
14 December 2019MelbourneAustraliaRod Laver Arena51,556 / 52,838$7,994,560
15 December 2019MelbourneAustraliaRod Laver Arena51,556 / 52,838$7,994,560
18 December 2019BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre21,425 / 23,210$2,979,870
19 December 2019BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre21,425 / 23,210$2,979,870
21 December 2019SydneyAustraliaInternational Convention Centre16,337 / 16,407$2,752,960
23 December 2019SydneyAustraliaInternational Convention Centre16,337 / 16,407$2,752,960
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2020

2021

DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
1 September 2021BerlinGermanyMercedes-Benz Arena——
3 September 2021BerlinGermanyMercedes-Benz Arena——
4 September 2021BerlinGermanyMercedes-Benz Arena——
7 September 2021CologneGermanyLanxess Arena——
8 September 2021CologneGermanyLanxess Arena——
11 September 2021HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena——
12 September 2021HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena——
14 September 2021HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena——
17 September 2021StockholmSwedenTele2 Arena——
18 September 2021StockholmSwedenTele2 Arena——
21 September 2021HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Arena——
22 September 2021HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Arena——
25 September 2021FornebuNorwayTelenor Arena——
26 September 2021FornebuNorwayTelenor Arena——
30 September 2021CologneGermanyLanxess Arena——
5 October 2021ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion——
6 October 2021ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion——
10 October 2021ParisFranceAccorHotels Arena——
12 October 2021ParisFranceAccorHotels Arena——
13 October 2021ParisFranceAccorHotels Arena——
16 October 2021AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis——
17 October 2021AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis——
22 October 2021BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi——
23 October 2021BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi——
30 October 2021ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena——
2 November 2021LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena——
3 November 2021LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena——
5 November 2021LeedsEnglandFirst Direct Arena——
7 November 2021LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena——
9 November 2021LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena——
10 November 2021LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena——
12 November 2021LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena——
14 November 2021LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena——
16 November 2021LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena——
17 November 2021LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena——
19 November 2021ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena——
21 November 2021BirminghamEnglandResorts World Arena——
23 November 2021BirminghamEnglandUtilita Arena——
27 November 2021LiverpoolEnglandM&S Bank Arena——
28 November 2021LiverpoolEnglandM&S Bank Arena——
1 December 2021ManchesterEnglandManchester Arena——
3 December 2021DublinIreland3Arena——
4 December 2021DublinIreland3Arena——
6 December 2021BelfastNorthern IrelandSSE Arena——
9 December 2021AberdeenScotlandP&J Live——
10 December 2021AberdeenScotlandP&J Live——
13 December 2021GlasgowScotlandSSE Hydro——
14 December 2021GlasgowScotlandSSE Hydro——

Postponed shows

Cancelled shows

Tour band